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SHC suspends distribution of PDF prizes KARACHI, June 11: The Sindh High Court barred on Saturday distribution of prizes to the winners of the impugned Punjab Development Fund (PDF) lottery till June 23, the next date of...		Jamali claims to be NA’s saviour ISLAMABAD, June 11: Former prime minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali told the National Assembly on Saturday he saved it by resigning his office last year as he distanced himself more from the...
More nuclear plants to be built: PAEC ISLAMABAD, June 11: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Chairman Parvez Butt on Saturday said Pakistan would build 10 to 12 more nuclear power plants to achieve future energy needs of 8,800...		PM call for unity among Muslim states ISLAMABAD, June 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday stressed the need for unity among Muslim countries to meet future challenges. He was talking to a delegation of the Muslim World...
FWO given 37 contracts on a single bidding basis ISLAMABAD, June 11: The government has awarded contracts of 37 projects worth Rs17.26 billion to Frontier Works Organization (FWO) without competition in the last three years. Defence Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal,...		Five shot dead over marriage dispute NOWSHERA, June 11: Five people were killed and six wounded in an exchange of fire between two groups over a dispute on girl’s engagement, police said. Qari Nasir, brother of the...
Auction of health department land alleged KOHAT, June 11: The chemists and druggists’ association has accused the tehsil municipal administration (TMA) of auctioning off land belonging to the health department in violation of a stay order. Malik...		Govt alone can’t control spread of Aids: experts PESHAWAR, June 11: Doctors and health workers posted in Fata have been urged to collect data about the people deported from the UAE on account of having acquired HIV/Aid. This was...
Two alleged killers acquitted MARDAN, June 11: The additional sessions judge (ASJ) Mardan 2, Sardar Irshad, acquitted two murderers charged in a dual murder case in 2001, here on Friday. The Katlang police arrested Sharafgul...		Arbitrator on power profit issue named ISLAMABAD, June 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday appointed Mohammad Ajmal Mian, a retired justice, as arbitrator to decide the issue of distribution of hydropower profit among the provinces, the...
Major power breakdown hits interior Sindh SUKKUR June 11: A major power outage following a dust storm plunged the entire Sukkur city and areas of Khairpur, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Larkana, Ratodero, Ghotki, Daharki, and Mirpur Mathelo into darkness....		Plea to activate district vigilance committees: Bonded child labour HYDERABAD, June 11: Speakers at a seminar on “the state of bonded child labour in Sindh” have underscored the need for activating district vigilance committees in Sindh in order to keep...
Old woman tortured, head shaved LARKANA, June 11: A widow Maryam Tunio, 55, was admitted to the Chandka Medical College Hospital on Saturday in injured condition with her head shaved near Qambar late on Friday. The...		CM warns of action against local govt MIRPURKHAS, June 11: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that under the amended Sindh Local Government Ordinance, 2001, the Sindh government is empowered to take action against any...
Prisoners protestagainst Hesco KHAIRPUR, June 11: Around 50 under-trial prisoners staged a sit-in in the premises of the sessions court here on Saturday when they were brought to the court for hearing of their...		Hunger strike against irrigation officials KHAIRPUR, June 11: Growers of Bhindi Motayo, Sobhodero taluka, held a protest demonstration in Agra and observed a token hunger strike against irrigation officials of the Gambat sub-division. They accused the...
Nawabshah budget delayed NAWABSHAH, June 11: Budget of the district government could not be presented here on Saturday as one line budget from the Sindh government was not received on time. The budget session...		Eradication of polio stressed JACOBABAD, June 11: Dr Hadi Bux Jatoi, Director General Health Services Sindh, has said that children were blessings of God and it was our duty to protect them from diseases. Speaking...
Deviation from UN resolutions opposed MUZAFFARABAD, June 11: United Jihad Council Chairman Syed Salahuddin on Saturday came down heavily upon the visiting leaders from occupied Kashmir for presenting what he called assorted options on the Kashmir...		Three of a family shot dead after acquittal: Murder case in Gujrat GUJRAT, June 11: Three people of a family were allegedly shot dead by their rivals while returning home after their acquittal in a murder case near Mohla Langrial village, Jalalpur Jattan,...
Girl’s killing by dacoits sparks protest SIALKOT, June 11: Scores of villagers, including women and children, on Saturday protested against the killing of a girl by dacoits who also plundered cash and valuables worth hundreds of thousands...		Spate of killings exposes court security GUJRAT, June 11: At least ten people have been killed and half-a-dozen injured by rival groups during the last two weeks on the premises of district and sessions courts in Gujrat...
Help centre sets its face against car companies SARGODHA, June 11: A legal help centre has been established in the district to help the people, who are allegedly being exploited by two leading car manufacturers and the local dealers....		Dera Ghazi Khan budget approved DERA GHAZI KHAN, June 11: The district council budget was ‘approved’ here on Saturday in a novel way. District Nazim Jamal Leghari held a separate session of his 44 supporters in...
Police ‘kill’ man to vacate Rs100m plot FAISALABAD, June 11: A man was killed here on Saturday by police during an operation conducted to get a Rs100 million plot vacated, allegedly at the behest of some influential yarn...		Rs10m ransom saves boy FAISALABAD, June 11: A youth of a known family of Chenabnagar, Jhang, has been rescued from kidnappers after paying Rs10 million ransom on Saturday. Information gleaned by this correspondent revealed that...
Gepco restores power supply GUJRANWALA, June 11: Gepco engineers and linemen restored the power supply to all feeders of Fatehpur grid station (Alipur Chattha) till Friday noon. Reports said a 66-KV line tower No...		Lawyers protest cases against Jam Saqi, wife HYDERABAD, June 11: Members of the Hyderabad High Court Bar Association and the District Bar Association here on Saturday held a joint demonstration against registration of what they called false cases...
Agreement signed to promote tourism PESHAWAR, June 11: The Pakistan Railways and a private firm have signed an agreement to conserve heritage and promote tourism in the region, according to a senior official. The agreement was...		‘Anti-polio awareness drives not up to mark’ PESHAWAR, June 11: Most people are unaware of the significance of polio vaccination because of poor awareness campaigns on the crippling ailment, according to a study conducted by a student. “A...
UN warns of flood in Kabul River PESHAWAR, June 11: The United Nations Coordination Agency has called for precautionary measures against the increase in the water flow in River Kabul, saying that the areas lying on the river’s...		Officers urged to complete work by 30th: Watercourse lining HYDERABAD, June 11: The DCO has directed deputy district officers, revenue, and Mukhtiarkars of the defunct Hyderabad district to take over the ongoing work of lining of watercourses. Presiding over a...
Three bandits arrested DADU, June 11: Three alleged bandits were arrested in two different incidents after brief shootouts with the police here on Saturday. The DPO, operation, Mr Rukhsar Ahmed Khuhawar, told newsmen that...		Agencies collect details about US national ATTOCK, June 11: The intelligence agencies have started gathering details about an American Muslim, having relatives in Attock, and arrested by the FBI in San Francisco for allegedly running Al-Qaeda cell,...
Plan for prevention of blindness launched ISLAMABAD, June 11: The government on Saturday launched a Rs2.84 billion five-year national plan for prevention of blindness that will benefit an estimated two million people in the country. “Already approved...		‘Pakistan ranks 2nd in infant mortality rate’ ISLAMABAD, June 11: Pakistan ranks second among countries having the highest infant mortality rate, with figures standing at over 300,000. This was stated by national programme manager and head of neonatology...
HEC to set up 40 public libraries: Ata ISLAMABAD, June 11: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Prof (Dr) Attaur Rehman has said the commission will establish 40 public libraries across the country. He was speaking as chief guest at...		Cooperation among R&D depts stressed ISLAMABAD, June 11: The chairman of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) has called upon different scientific and research organizations to maintain close cooperation so that the benefits of research and...
LHC orders probe into missing papers LAHORE, June 11: Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court has ordered an inquiry into the disappearance of pages from a court file that contained a stay order...		Amer advises parking plazas in markets LAHORE, June 11: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has said serious parking problems have been created at the commercial areas in the city because of 69 per cent increase in the...
Wattoo opts for trial LAHORE, June 11: Former Punjab chief minister Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo on Saturday opted for standing trial at a local accountability court on a charges of appropriating the Baitul Maal funds...		Train stopover LAHORE, June 11: The Farid Express (37-Up/38-Down) will stop at the Machiawala railway station for two minutes. According to a Pakistan Railways announcement, the stoppage will be in force with immediate...
Cleanliness drive in Galliat LAHORE, June 11: Waste Busters and Shell Pakistan will launch a cleanliness drive at Nathia Gali, Jheka Gali and other galliat in Abbotabad and Murree during the summer holidays. The decision...		Special funds for malaria urged DADU, June 11: Director Malaria Sindh, Dr Nawaz Ali, has said Malaria could not be controlled in the province without allocation of funds and urged the districts governments to earmark special...